Following in the footsteps of an increasing number of states, Texas just joined the growing movement to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 149, the Texas...more
6/30/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas
On May 21, 2025, Judge David C. Joseph of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a ruling vacating the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule under the 2022 Pregnant Workers...more
5/23/2025
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Judicial Authority ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Vacated
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was passed in December 2022, requires a covered employer to provide reasonable accommodations for a qualified employee’s or applicant’s known limitations related to “pregnancy,...more
The PWFA, which has been in force since June 27, 2023, expands protections for qualified individuals in the workforce by requiring employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for known limitations of...more
4/17/2024
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Reform ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which became effective on June 27, 2023, expands protections for pregnant employees and applicants by requiring employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations to known...more
8/10/2023
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Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation
On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-2 (FAB) to provide guidance to its field staff on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing...more
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC...more
On December 22, 2022, the 117th Congress passed with bipartisan support an omnibus spending bill, which includes two measures that expand rights for pregnant and nursing workers: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and...more
12/29/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Reform ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Wage and Hour